Okay bro I'll tell you why. As an Army Recruiter currently serving we get these leads that come down from ADHQ. Until we contact them face to face we
get beat up over them. Recruiting is not like the regular Army. Everything rides on making your mission(quota). Failure is not tolerated. Remember the
dirtbag who never came to formation on time....missed movement....lost or damaged gear...you know...every squad has one. Well if you don't make the
mission you are in the same boat as the typical screw up. The worst part is that We are NCOs and are EXPECTED to make things happen. When you fail the
mission you start hearing things like direlection of duty, poor performance NCOERs, etc. etc.
A lot of our processes are automated and even if we terminate a lead it pops back in after a while. The station commanders who are permanent
recruiters will tell us to go see the guy (especially if you don't answer the phone). 80% of recruiters are detailed and just trying to get through
thier 3 year tour. Personally I hate recruiting and having to do all of this stupid stuff.

Okay bro I'll tell you why. As an Army Recruiter currently serving we get these leads that come down from ADHQ. Until we contact them face to face we
get beat up over them. Recruiting is not like the regular Army. Everything rides on making your mission(quota). Failure is not tolerated. Remember the
dirtbag who never came to formation on time....missed movement....lost or damaged gear...you know...every squad has one. Well if you don't make the
mission you are in the same boat as the typical screw up. The worst part is that We are NCOs and are EXPECTED to make things happen. When you fail the
mission you start hearing things like direlection of duty, poor performance NCOERs, etc. etc.
A lot of our processes are automated and even if we terminate a lead it pops back in after a while. The station commanders who are permanent
recruiters will tell us to go see the guy (especially if you don't answer the phone). 80% of recruiters are detailed and just trying to get through
thier 3 year tour. Personally I hate recruiting and having to do all of this stupid stuff.

Thank you for your reply. I always had a hunch that it was all protocol but your answer has really shed some light into my situation. I had to follow
missions as well and although I mostly didn't agree with them I still carried them out till the end. I wish you luck in the future and sorry for any
misunderstandings.

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